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Discurso Académico

Vocab de semanas 1-3

QuestionAnswer
Siento mucho entregarle mi tarea tarde I'm sorry for handing my HW in late
El artículo trata de The article is about
Estoy de acuerdo... en que es I agree that
el medicamento medicine
El techo de cristal se refiere a The glass ceiling refers to
llevar tiempo hacer algo to have spent time doing something
interarse por algo to be interested in smthg
un escaño parliament seat
jubilarse to retire
cuidar de o cuidar a su hijo to care for one's son
enfrentar algo o enfrentarse a algo to face smthg
el plan; los planes plan; plans
el plano map
avanzar hacia la meta to advance toward the goal
el equilibrio balance
la balanza scale
como resultado de; a consecuencia de as a result of
amenazas vacuas empty threats
el sistema sanitario healthcare system
la muerte death
el muerto dead person
No es porque...es porque (usa subjuntivo) This construction would take subjunctive tense in its first clause.
Él amenazó muchas veces con dejar de vender... He threatened many times to stop selling...
los impuestos sobre ingresos income tax
una enfermedad preexistente preexisting condition
una aseguradora insurance company
el costo cost
hacer cola to wait in line
las esperas largas long waits
transformarse en; hacerse en to become
tener en cuenta have in mind; take into account
aun even
aún still
quedarse embarazada; embarazarse to get pregnant
ponerse de acuerdo sobre algo to agree on smthg
defender algo to defend smthg
la ubicación location
la viabilidad del feto viability of the fetus
negarse a hacer; rehusar hacer refuse to do smthg
los casos en los que peligra la vida de la madre cases in which the mother's life is threatened
los anticonceptivos contraceptives
tener consciencia to have consciousness
las familiares belongings
el superviviente; sobreviviente survivor
de manera brutal in a brutal way (the phrase "in a [adj.] way" uses "de manera")
La gente se abre más The people are more open
mientras que whereas
deprimente depressing
deprimido, -a depressed (adj.)
disparar a; matar a tiros to shoot at; kill with gunfire
derrocar a alguien to overthrow
juzgar a alguien to put someone on trial
No está en juicio s.o. is not right in the head (fuera de juicio vs. en sano juicio, the 2nd meaning "in one's right mind")
estar al mando (de algo) to be in charge of smthg
presidir (un país) to preside over smthg
ordenar a alguien + Inf. takes infinitive
ordenar a alguien que + Subj. takes subjunctive
darle un balazo o pegarle un tiro a alguien to shoot s.o.
parecido o parecida a similar to
carecer de algo to lack smthg
ligar con alguien; seducir a alguien to hit on or try to pick up s.o.
Es igual It doesn't matter
adelantar a alguien en el supermercado to get in front of someone in the supermarket
el acoso sexual sexual harassment
denunciar a alguien to accuse s.o. or report s.o. for a crime
encajar con algo to fit or jive with
inservible; inválido, -a useless or worthless
estar apretados to be squeezed together; cramped
las aglomeraciones large crowds
Se establece ya la etiqueta... The label is established right away...
estar encarcelado to be imprisoned
ceder a las demandas de los terroristas to give in to terrorists' demands
No quieren que se apruebe la ley. Impersonal subject construction using "se" impersonal.
No quieren que aprueben la ley. Impersonal construction using ellos conjugation.
No quieren que la ley sea aprobada (por el gobierno). Passive voice.
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